The
Profs are 11-5 overall and went undefeated in the conference with a 5-0
mark. Rowan must wait until late Sunday, May 9 to find out if it
receives an at-large bid to the NCAA Division III Championship
Tournament. Montclair State has a 12-5 overall record and is 3-2 in
the NJAC. The Red Hawks earned an automatic berth to the national
tournament by winning the Skyline Conference Championship.

Montclair
State took a 2-0 lead early in the first period. Delfini scored the
first goal on a free position shot (00:49) and Beal had an unassist
goal (5:18). Valianti got Rowan on the scoreboard at 12:34. MacPhee’s
unassisted goal at 13:16 put the Red Hawks up, 3-1. The Profs closed
out the half with five straight goals. Valianti converted a free
position attempt (15:42) and Yee added an unassisted goal (16:14). At
26:36, Dickey had her first goal, while Hart scored at 27:34. Morris
found the net on a feed from Dickey as time expired to give Rowan a 6-3
halftime advantage.

In the
second stanza, Delfini (33:36) and MacPhee (35:10) each had a goal to
pull within one (6-5). Yee and Dickey tallied goals at 36:52 and 39:43
respectively. Valianti’s unassisted goal at 40:11 made the score,
9-5. MacPhee and Dickey exchanged goals twice over the next 8:22.
Hart posted a goal at 48:53 on a pass from Morris. Delfini had
back-to-back goals at 51:00 and 57:21 to cut the deficit to three
(12-9). Adams had a free position goal with 2:12 remaining, but Rowan
held on.